The IBNET Water Supply and Sanitation Performance Blue Book
The International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) blue book creates a baseline and, at the same time, offers a global vision of the state of the sector in developing countries. By tracking progress in and quantifying...
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World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20110107044636 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2545 |
| Summary: | The International Benchmarking Network
for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) blue book creates
a baseline and, at the same time, offers a global vision of
the state of the sector in developing countries. By tracking
progress in and quantifying and assessing the water supply
and sanitation sectors, IBNET helps meet the goal of
providing safe, sustainable, and affordable water and
sanitation for all. This report serves three purposes.
First, it aims to raise awareness of how IBNET can help
utilities identify ways to improve urban water and
wastewater services. Second, it provides an introduction to
benchmarking and to IBNET's objectives, scope, focus,
and some recent achievements. Third, it elaborates the
methodology and data behind IBNET and presents an overview
of IBNET results and country data. By providing comparative
information on utilities' costs and performance, IBNET
and this study can be used by a wide range of stakeholders,
including: 1) utilities: to identify areas of improvement
and set realistic targets; 2) governments: to monitor and
adjust sector policies and programs; 3) regulators: to
ensure that adequate incentives are provided for improved
utility performance and that consumers obtain value
services; 4) consumers and civil society: to express valid
concerns; 5) international agencies and advisers: to perform
an evaluation of utilities for lending purposes; and 6)
private investors: to identify opportunities and viable
markets for investments. |
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